VEGETARIAN moms?

I'm a vegetarian and have been for the last 21 years. I was wondering how has been your experience different during pregnancy and breasfeeding (if so..) and what are you planning to do about your LO's diet? vegetarian too? half? other options?

Just wondering... (now that I have 5 minutes to think while Minai is sleeping) ;)

Hey mommas! :)

I'm a vegetarian and have been for the last 21 years. I was wondering how has been your experience different during pregnancy and breasfeeding (if so..) and what are you planning to do about your LO's diet? vegetarian too? half? other options?

Just wondering... (now that I have 5 minutes to think while Minai is sleeping) ;)

April will be 8 years I've been a vegetarian. My bf is not, but I don't allow meat in the house. If I'm cooking, I'm not cooking meat. So, there will be no meat in our house for her to eat. If she wants to eat meat when she gets older, that's fine, just not at home.

I had an extremely healthy pregnancy. No problems with anything. I haven't changed a thing since she was born. I've asked her pedi about it, and she said as long as I'm still nursing it's ok. She also said we could start table foods, so we can do avocado, beans and after a year nuts. I'm hoping she won't want to eat meat once she realizes it's from animals. As a kid I wasn't big on meat, so maybe she won't be either. We'll just have to see.

April will be 8 years I've been a vegetarian. My bf is not, but I don't allow meat in the house. If I'm cooking, I'm not cooking meat. So, there will be no meat in our house for her to eat. If she wants to eat meat when she gets older, that's fine, just not at home.

I had an extremely healthy pregnancy. No problems with anything. I haven't changed a thing since she was born. I've asked her pedi about it, and she said as long as I'm still nursing it's ok. She also said we could start table foods, so we can do avocado, beans and after a year nuts. I'm hoping she won't want to eat meat once she realizes it's from animals. As a kid I wasn't big on meat, so maybe she won't be either. We'll just have to see.

butternut squash puree instead of cheese.... is that good? Do you make the squash yourself or do you buy it already pureed? I wonder if I could get away with that? Hmmm.

Feel free to pass along any favorite recipies you have that ya'll think might be helpful.... if you have time. :) I dont' have a lot of time for cooking but I do want to encourage her in this and find stuff she likes that's good for her if she's going to keep it up. She's shown me that she's serious about it by keeping it up for so long.

If any of ya'll think of anything that's fairly easy and sounds like something a picky teenager would eat... my email is alyce.dunlap@gmail.com

Thanks!

butternut squash puree instead of cheese.... is that good? Do you make the squash yourself or do you buy it already pureed? I wonder if I could get away with that? Hmmm.

Feel free to pass along any favorite recipies you have that ya'll think might be helpful.... if you have time. :) I dont' have a lot of time for cooking but I do want to encourage her in this and find stuff she likes that's good for her if she's going to keep it up. She's shown me that she's serious about it by keeping it up for so long.

If any of ya'll think of anything that's fairly easy and sounds like something a picky teenager would eat... my email is alyce.dunlap@gmail.com

I used cream cheese (low fat) instead of ricotta, cinnamon instead of nutmeg, chilli powder instead of cayenne, no breadcrumbs and I used rotini instead of macaroni (I like the texture better). It was SOOOO good. My husband never guessed there was veggies hidden inside

I used cream cheese (low fat) instead of ricotta, cinnamon instead of nutmeg, chilli powder instead of cayenne, no breadcrumbs and I used rotini instead of macaroni (I like the texture better). It was SOOOO good. My husband never guessed there was veggies hidden inside

I have been a veggie for 12 years. At my 6 week post partum appointment, I was already back to my pre-preg weight and I know it is bc I am crazy about nutrition. I plan on raising my daughter that way. Since, My hubby eats meat, we have reached an agreement to allow her to eat fish no chicken, pig, beef, etc. I am the one that cooks and food shops, I havent bought meat in 7 years, seafood in 4.

I am beyond grossed out by meat, always have been. Kenzie loves all her fruit and veggies and I plan on introducing tofu and soy after a year. I make all her food so I know whats in it. Good Luck!

I have been a veggie for 12 years. At my 6 week post partum appointment, I was already back to my pre-preg weight and I know it is bc I am crazy about nutrition. I plan on raising my daughter that way. Since, My hubby eats meat, we have reached an agreement to allow her to eat fish no chicken, pig, beef, etc. I am the one that cooks and food shops, I havent bought meat in 7 years, seafood in 4.

I am beyond grossed out by meat, always have been. Kenzie loves all her fruit and veggies and I plan on introducing tofu and soy after a year. I make all her food so I know whats in it. Good Luck!

I harr you about your weight, same happened to me. I was already back to my pre-preg weight 1 month after giving birth, without doing anything differently, just eating well as before. Plus EBF, I'm sure that helped!;)

Congrats!:)

I harr you about your weight, same happened to me. I was already back to my pre-preg weight 1 month after giving birth, without doing anything differently, just eating well as before. Plus EBF, I'm sure that helped!;)

Quiche (I use a basic recipe of 1 frozen pie crust, 4 eggs 1.5 cups milk and 1tbs flour plus any veggies I have and 1 cup of whatever cheese I have)- bake crust 450 for 8 minutes then fill and bake quiche at 325 for about 40 minutes, a lot of times I make this and keep in the fridge. Easy

Vegetarian Chili Black eyed peas with brown rice and tomatoes (also called a hoppin john) or with black beans (hoppin jack)- add bacon for your family

I'm sure more will come to me but for now thats what I could remember!

Another idea- why not encourage her to learn how to cook? I learned to cook after I left home and I really wish my mom had taught me how to cook. I love being in the kitchen and luckily my mother in law taught me a lot and now I just experiment. The biggest thing if you decide to go that route is have fun with it- don't worry about the mess, I'm a big fan of exploring in the kitchen (usually it turns out well but sometimes not). Anyway, it could be fun times for you two together in the kitchen! If it was me I'd probably set aside some time on the weekend and do it (that's when I do most of my cooking anyway) and pull together/cook things she can have through out the week that way no extra cooking during the week. Then once she is proficient she can be left to her own devices if she doesn't like what you are eating that night. Also, I keep quick easy things in the freezer (like veggie pot pies) for when I'm too lazy to cook. LOL

Quiche (I use a basic recipe of 1 frozen pie crust, 4 eggs 1.5 cups milk and 1tbs flour plus any veggies I have and 1 cup of whatever cheese I have)- bake crust 450 for 8 minutes then fill and bake quiche at 325 for about 40 minutes, a lot of times I make this and keep in the fridge. Easy

Vegetarian Chili Black eyed peas with brown rice and tomatoes (also called a hoppin john) or with black beans (hoppin jack)- add bacon for your family

I'm sure more will come to me but for now thats what I could remember!

Another idea- why not encourage her to learn how to cook? I learned to cook after I left home and I really wish my mom had taught me how to cook. I love being in the kitchen and luckily my mother in law taught me a lot and now I just experiment. The biggest thing if you decide to go that route is have fun with it- don't worry about the mess, I'm a big fan of exploring in the kitchen (usually it turns out well but sometimes not). Anyway, it could be fun times for you two together in the kitchen! If it was me I'd probably set aside some time on the weekend and do it (that's when I do most of my cooking anyway) and pull together/cook things she can have through out the week that way no extra cooking during the week. Then once she is proficient she can be left to her own devices if she doesn't like what you are eating that night. Also, I keep quick easy things in the freezer (like veggie pot pies) for when I'm too lazy to cook. LOL

I had a good pregnancy, my only issue was that I was extremely anemic. I've always had issues (even when I ate meat), so it wasnt a surprise. It was just rough I was taking iron all the time and had to avoid all dairy before and after the iron (apparently it was interfering with the iron)...

I've been a veggie for 9 years but DH is not. I cook meat and plan on giving Grant meat. I want him to make his own decision about meat when he gets older. Either way, it wouldn't bother me!

Edited to add- nursing has been a breeze and I'd be surprised if he wants wants meat anytime soon!

18 weeks 4 days preggo!

The day you deliver, outside will be breezy. Your baby will arrive at night. After a labor lasting approximately 11 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and will be 18 inches long. This child will have hazel eyes and be completely bald.

-I'm holding her to her prediction! :)

Grumpy Grant

Edited 11/1/2009 1:05 am by lawyerjen (28514740)

I had a good pregnancy, my only issue was that I was extremely anemic. I've always had issues (even when I ate meat), so it wasnt a surprise. It was just rough I was taking iron all the time and had to avoid all dairy before and after the iron (apparently it was interfering with the iron)...

I've been a veggie for 9 years but DH is not. I cook meat and plan on giving Grant meat. I want him to make his own decision about meat when he gets older. Either way, it wouldn't bother me!

Edited to add- nursing has been a breeze and I'd be surprised if he wants wants meat anytime soon!

18 weeks 4 days preggo!

The day you deliver, outside will be breezy. Your baby will arrive at night. After a labor lasting approximately 11 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and will be 18 inches long. This child will have hazel eyes and be completely bald.

I'm a veg, but DH isn't. He prob eats chicken or turkey 3x a week. No red meat though. I'm not morally opposed to eating meat, I just don't like it and I think it's grosse! lol If I do make DH meat, I buy organic/free range.

My pregnancy was very healthy. My Dr wanted to know everything I was doing to tell her other patients to do the same thing. No probs at all. My iron levels have never been a prob because I eat lots of veggies and whole grains.

With Angie I'm not against letting her try meat. But I won't do it for a while. I'm going to give her beans and soy before meat. If she likes it, I will let her eat it. Only organic and NO red meat though.

I'm a veg, but DH isn't. He prob eats chicken or turkey 3x a week. No red meat though. I'm not morally opposed to eating meat, I just don't like it and I think it's grosse! lol If I do make DH meat, I buy organic/free range.

My pregnancy was very healthy. My Dr wanted to know everything I was doing to tell her other patients to do the same thing. No probs at all. My iron levels have never been a prob because I eat lots of veggies and whole grains.

With Angie I'm not against letting her try meat. But I won't do it for a while. I'm going to give her beans and soy before meat. If she likes it, I will let her eat it. Only organic and NO red meat though.

Thank you so much for all this wonderful advice and information! That's a great idea about getting her to cook too. She enjoys cooking... I think I might get her set up to do one meal a week... Just for the practice if not for anything else. I wish I'd learned to cook more when I was young. I just wasn't interested.... and my Mom is one of those people that are kind of stingy with her information. One time I asked her how she made her chicken salad and she told me I should know how to make it since I've been eating it for years... Well, I can pretty much tell what's in it, but I don't know how much.... then she said "You need chicken".... but she said it real slow like she was mad she had to tell me... I just hung up. :) She makes a lot of stuff up as she goes along so she can't tell me how she makes a lot of stuff.... didn't make for a very friendly teaching environment. It's a shame too, cause she's a great cook.

Thank you so much for all this wonderful advice and information! That's a great idea about getting her to cook too. She enjoys cooking... I think I might get her set up to do one meal a week... Just for the practice if not for anything else. I wish I'd learned to cook more when I was young. I just wasn't interested.... and my Mom is one of those people that are kind of stingy with her information. One time I asked her how she made her chicken salad and she told me I should know how to make it since I've been eating it for years... Well, I can pretty much tell what's in it, but I don't know how much.... then she said "You need chicken".... but she said it real slow like she was mad she had to tell me... I just hung up. :) She makes a lot of stuff up as she goes along so she can't tell me how she makes a lot of stuff.... didn't make for a very friendly teaching environment. It's a shame too, cause she's a great cook.

She needs veggies if she's not going to eat meat! But I know you know that. lol Try veggies in soup. Or even just tomato sauce on whole wheat pasta (that's a veg!) I like the crock pot for soup and it's easier than cooking at dinner time. There are also lots of ways you can sneak in veggies...like add spinach leaves (fresh) to a strawberry smoothie (frozen berries, yogurt, soy milk) and I swear she won't taste them once it's all blended up. As far as me not eating meat and DH eating meat: Some meals are veg and he's fine with that. Others I use soy in place of meat. When I make him meat (which is only turkey/chicken or fish since he doesn't eat red meat) I make side dishes I can eat. For example, if I make Josh salmon, I'll make rissoto and broccoli to go with it. I make a meal out of the non-meat part of dinner. There are lots of ways to make it work! Plus, since you're daughter is 14, have her cook for herself! Since I wad a veg as a teenager, I figured out how to cook for myself.

There's my book...lol hth

She needs veggies if she's not going to eat meat! But I know you know that. lol Try veggies in soup. Or even just tomato sauce on whole wheat pasta (that's a veg!) I like the crock pot for soup and it's easier than cooking at dinner time. There are also lots of ways you can sneak in veggies...like add spinach leaves (fresh) to a strawberry smoothie (frozen berries, yogurt, soy milk) and I swear she won't taste them once it's all blended up. As far as me not eating meat and DH eating meat: Some meals are veg and he's fine with that. Others I use soy in place of meat. When I make him meat (which is only turkey/chicken or fish since he doesn't eat red meat) I make side dishes I can eat. For example, if I make Josh salmon, I'll make rissoto and broccoli to go with it. I make a meal out of the non-meat part of dinner. There are lots of ways to make it work! Plus, since you're daughter is 14, have her cook for herself! Since I wad a veg as a teenager, I figured out how to cook for myself.

Alex would eat meat [any kind] if I made it, but I don't. I became a vegetarian for moral reasons- the health benefits were just an extra. I think it's why I had such a healthy pregnancy and then lost my weight so quickly [and like you said, bf-ing helped]. Also, Dazzling is a great baby and healthy at all her check ups.

If she wants to eat meat, say, when she starts school, that's fine. But, if she has never had it I'll just tel her that she'll probably get sick. It's just not good for your body to eat it. It's too hard on your system. So now, when she doesn't have a say, we're sticking to fruits and veggies.

Alex would eat meat [any kind] if I made it, but I don't. I became a vegetarian for moral reasons- the health benefits were just an extra. I think it's why I had such a healthy pregnancy and then lost my weight so quickly [and like you said, bf-ing helped]. Also, Dazzling is a great baby and healthy at all her check ups.

If she wants to eat meat, say, when she starts school, that's fine. But, if she has never had it I'll just tel her that she'll probably get sick. It's just not good for your body to eat it. It's too hard on your system. So now, when she doesn't have a say, we're sticking to fruits and veggies.

I ended up finding out I was having issues with soy and my doctor told me to avoid it as much as possible as it was affecting my thyroid gland. Had to find a new protein, and to this day the only one I can really eat is chicken. Red meat really grosses me out still and I haven't eaten it since I was 6 years old. I still eat pretty much the same diet, but drink cow's milk and eat chicken instead of tofu!

I ended up finding out I was having issues with soy and my doctor told me to avoid it as much as possible as it was affecting my thyroid gland. Had to find a new protein, and to this day the only one I can really eat is chicken. Red meat really grosses me out still and I haven't eaten it since I was 6 years old. I still eat pretty much the same diet, but drink cow's milk and eat chicken instead of tofu!

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